Thoughts on Michigan

• Is Romney now the "Comeback Kid"? How many candidates can get that label?
• Romney can make a case for being the frontrunner. He's won two states (Michigan, Wyoming) and placed second in two others (Iowa, New Hampshire)
• There were fewer independents voting in the GOP primary in Michigan than voted in New Hampshire. McCain has yet to show he can appeal to enough Republicans to win the primary. Then, again, he's showing he can appeal to enough independents to win the presidency.
• Giuliani's Florida strategy is risky to say the least. Polls show him losing strength there. Didn't his strategists calculate the power of momentum?
• It was poor form for Romney to start his speech at the same time as McCain. I know, I know: He's playing for keeps. But still... It made me like him a little less.
• Economics as an issue is starting to overshadow foreign policy on the GOP side. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: The progress in Iraq and the Iranian intelligence assessment undercut somewhat the rationale for Giuliani's previously rather singularly focused candidacy by putting other issues on the frontburner. No wonder Rudy's starting to talk taxes all the time. An economic focus boosts Romney due to his success as a businessman.
• What if Thompson somehow takes South Carolina and Giuliani gets Florida? Now, that would be fun.